Beyond Metaphor: Formalising in Mathematical Understanding within Constructivist Environments.

Pirie, Susan E. B.; Kieren, Thomas E.

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ERIC Number: EJ487130

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Publication Date: 1994

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Beyond Metaphor: Formalising in Mathematical Understanding within Constructivist Environments.

Pirie, Susan E. B.; Kieren, Thomas E.

For the Learning of Mathematics, v14 n1 p39-43 Feb 1994

Discusses formalizing in mathematics and provides anecdotal illustrations of formalizing in a constructivist environment, using students aged 12 and 8 involved in fraction work. (Contains 19 references.) (MKR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Fractions, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Metaphors, Observation

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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